• 565th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mu3)female • mother

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mu3)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

母亲 (母親)
父母 

Uncommon

丈母 
丈母娘 
伯母 
字母 
岳母 
母乳 
母女 
母子 
母爱 (母愛)
母校 
母亲节 (母親節)
母鸡 (母雞)
水母 
父母亲 (父母親)
祖母 
圣母 (聖母)
舅母 
航母 

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  • 632nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 94 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (jiao4)to proofread • to check • to compare
2. xiào (xiao4)school • military officer • CL:所[suo3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'jiāo' (jiao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiào (xiao4)The component is pronounced as 'jiāo' (jiao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

学校 (學校)
校园 (校園)

Uncommon

分校 
名校 
校内 (校內)
校区 (校區)
校友 
校尉 
校服 
校花 
校草 
校车 (校車)
校长 (校長)
母校 
军校 (軍校)
院校 
高校 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.